Dating fluvial terraces by 230Th/U on pedogenic carbonate, Wind River Basin, Wyoming

Quaternary Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-150

  Sharp, Warren D ^a   Ludwig, Kenneth R ^a   Chadwick, Oliver A ^b   Amundson, Ronald ^c   Glaser, Laura L ^a  

^a BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpine glaciation; Bull Lake glaciation; Fluvial terrace; Geochronology; Incision rate; Pedogenic carbonate; U series; Wind River

Indexed keywords

CARBONATE; DOWNCUTTING; QUATERNARY; RIVER TERRACE; URANIUM SERIES DATING;

UNITED STATES; WIND RIVER BASIN; WYOMING;

EID: 0037616184     PISSN: 00335894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-5894(03)00003-6     Document Type: Article

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